Where does “Brotschneidemaschine” come from?

Brotschneidemaschine (German) comes from German Maschine, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

Brotschneidemaschine (German): bread slicer

Definitions

  1. bread slicer

Ancestry of “Brotschneidemaschine”, step by step

Brotschneidemaschine traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Maschine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaschinemachine; engine; airplane
2Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
3Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
4Latinmāchinacontrivance
5Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
6Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via German brōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrōtbread
2Middle High Germanbrōtbread
3Old High Germanbrōtbread
4Proto-West Germanicbraudbread
5EnglishBerwald
6Proto-West Germanicberōbear
7Proto-Germanicberôbear
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via German schneiden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschneidento cut; to carve; to slice; to pare; to clip; to...
2Middle High Germansnīdento cut, to snithe
3Old High Germansnīdanto cut, to snithe
4Old Englishsnīþanto cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or...
5Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή